"Popcorn" Orange Chicken | Byron Talbott

Hey, what's up guys welcome back today. I'm gonna show you a very fun twist on orange chicken That's perfect for parties something. I like to call popcorn orange chicken So first up you're gonna get a small sauté pan on medium to high heat Add a little bit of chopped up garlic with a little bit of canola oil give it a quick sauté Then you're gonna add some mirin Followed by some ground ginger a little bit of red chili flake to add some spice to the sauce some soy sauce Rice wine and vinegar it's gonna add a nice bit of acidity to the sauce as well And then you're gonna grate One orange worth of zest and then you're gonna squeeze that orange and get all the juice out as much as you can It's gonna add that nice orange flavor. It's really just gonna make this sauce an orange glaze Next you're gonna add a slurry which is essentially just water and cornstarch mixed together And that's gonna thicken the sauce just make it a really nice glaze That's gonna perfectly coat your orange chicken Let this reduce for about five minutes until it gets nice and thick then pour it into a container Cover it with plastic wrap because it will develop a skin and then you're just gonna set it aside until you're ready to use it All right. So once your orange glaze is done, you're gonna start the breading process for your diced up dark chicken meat Just add it to a simple mixture of egg and milk Give it a good mix and then you're gonna strain this which is gonna make the breading process a whole lot easier because the pieces are so small Next you're gonna dredge this in a flour that's been seasoned with a little bit of salt and pepper Give it a good mix and make sure that the chicken is thoroughly coated in the dredging mixture Once that's done. You're gonna get a small sauce pot. That's been filled halfway up with some canola oil bring it up to about 375 degrees Fahrenheit and then you're gonna fry this chicken in two batches and it should take about three to four minutes to fry Once they're done Pull them out with a slotted spoon and then put them into a bowl that has a dry paper towel just to blot off any excess grease All right So once your chicken is all fried up you're gonna season it with just a little bit more salt and give it a toss or two Then you're gonna add a few good spoonfuls of that orange glaze that you made earlier Give it another toss or two just so it's completely and thoroughly coated in that amazing glaze and then you're gonna plate it up I would like to garnish this with a few sliced scallions and maybe a few sesame seeds It depends on what you prefer. But there you guys have it a delicious popcorn orange chicken recipe. That's perfect for a party The whole apartment smells like this orange zesty sort of citrus soy glaze little fried chicken I can smell some of the red chili pepper as well. I'm super excited to try this popcorn orange chicken It's like nice little bite-sized Orange chicken. I mean who doesn't like orange chicken and then you make it bite-sized, you know I'm just gonna use this sort of as a dipping sauce I know there's some glaze on that coated on the top of the chicken, but I really like the orange glaze So I'm just gonna have at it Mm-hmm. Oh, wow. This orange glaze is killer. So good Very similar to Panda Express. I mean, I think that's sort of the pinnacle To all orange chickens is trying to match that sauce and this comes really close Has a really nice citrus bite to it a nice spice coming off the red chili flake and nice little savory touch with the garlic Mmm Well, hopefully you guys enjoyed this video. This was a blast to make really cool recipe I'm definitely be making this in the future for like little get-togethers and things like that So if you guys did enjoy the video, please thumbs up subscribe and comment below for future video questions What I've seen on my channel and yeah, this is fun. I'll see you guys next time